[VU+ Duo2] Is it possible to clear EPG data before XMLTV Import

[dsayers]

Thanks for the info lads as I said im just playing around with the box and I know vix has the load/save/delete option I'm just learning python while I'm of work for a few weeks and thought I'll start by doing simple then learn my way up.

Thanks for the ipk creator I already use ipk creator 1.3 but look ill at this version

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[bbbuk]

Thanks for the info lads as I said im just playing around with the box and I know vix has the load/save/delete option I'm just learning python while I'm of work for a few weeks and thought I'll start by doing simple then learn my way up.

Thanks for the ipk creator I already use ipk creator 1.3 but look ill at this version

If it was me, I'd look into forking off CrossEPG and then finding the code that updates epg and then insert code that Vix have embedded in their image - see github:

https://github.com/OpenViX/enigma2/commit/3e2db4ea53d477c27c0fafdc29123c51e7ef9f79

So in theory, epg.dat and epg cache is flushed and then crossepg updates epg again.

 

[birdman]

.. plus I have EIT, Freesat etc all enabled, and I see seldom (if ever) double entries.

I only have Freeview EIT and I can't recall ever seeing an issue with a schedule change, even at short notice (for a live event overrun) that results in another programme switching channel.

 

[Rob van der Does]

That shouldn't be the case indeed.
Double entries stem mostly from using different readers/imorters for the same service; e.g. EpgImport + EIT for the same services. This can't be prevented, as both can't be enabled/disabled per service.

 

[bbbuk]

Is EIT the now&next data?

I just use openTV and I have rare issues with now&next over-riding what the EPG was displaying. This i'm assuming was just last-minute changes after EPG was updated earlier that morning.

I don't use other sources so can't comment on how often that happens.

 

[ccs]

EIT is the full blown 7 day epg data, including now&next.
Also includes things like start and finish times as programmes actually begin/end, and series link data.

 

[abu baniaz]

if you are downloading Rytec's data, you are better off using EPG/XMLTV Importer plugin.

It has an option to delete EPG before downloading from the internet.

 

[Rob van der Does]

Is EIT the now&next data?

I just use openTV and I have rare issues with now&next over-riding what the EPG was displaying. This i'm assuming was just last-minute changes after EPG was updated earlier that morning.

I don't use other sources so can't comment on how often that happens.

Now/Next is a special kind of EPG-data. It is indeed in the EIT-format, it can be enabled/disabled separately from the normal EIT-EPG, and it's not being stored in RAM/epg.dat

EIT is the full blown 7 day epg data, including now&next.

No, not including Now/Next.
But of course full EIT-EPG-data also includes the current and the next show.

You can actually see the difference between the two in two ways:
1- when (short term) things have changed, see bbbuk's example. When zapping up & down from and to such a service with different Now/Next data you'll see the overriding on every zap.
2- there are many services out there that don't provide full EPG-data (or do so in a proprietary way), but that do provide EIT Now/Next (e.g. all UK services).